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Cadiz, Kentucky Patch AM: a 4 min readWhat's up Cadiz! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Want your name flying over downtown Cadiz during Ham Festival?
- How a Cadiz soybean farm is feeding a growing world
Also on today's calendar: Boyd’s Tavern presents Open Mic Night w/ Ryan Gilchrist and 2 more events.
Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and humid, with a high of 91 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 90, low: 72.
- Saturday: Humid with a stray t-storm, with a high of 89 and low of 71 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Countdown Continues to 50th Trigg County Country Ham Festival (wkdzradio.com) — Downtown Cadiz is gearing up for the 50th Trigg County Country Ham Festival, with commemorative sponsor flags, live music, giant biscuit, and pig-themed carvings planned for October 9–10. A shorter, family-friendly parade will kick things off October 4, starting at West Cadiz Park and looping past the Bank of Cadiz through downtown. 
• US soybean farmers race to meet global demand as farmland shrinks (foxbusiness.com) — From his family farm in Cadiz, seventh-generation farmer Barry Alexander is working to boost soybean yields as U.S. farmland shrinks and global demand, especially from China, keeps rising. The story explains how Cadiz-grown soybeans move downriver to export markets, how tariffs and checkoff programs shape prices, and why every acre now has to produce more.
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Boyd’s Taven: Open Mic Night w/ Steven Green →
Boyd's Tavern, 500 Boyds Landing Rd Ste B, Cadiz
7:00 pm
Thursday August 6
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Other local events
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Boyd’s Tavern presents Open Mic Night w/ Ryan Gilchrist →
Boyd's Tavern, 500 Boyds Landing Rd Ste B, Cadiz
7:00 pm -
Yarn and Yap →
Hopkinsville-Christian County Public Library, 1101 Bethel St, Hopkinsville
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Trigg County Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Caldwell County →
Caldwell County High School, 350 Beckner Ln, Princeton
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Boyd’s Taven: Open Mic Night w/ Steven Green →
Boyd's Tavern, 500 Boyds Landing Rd Ste B, Cadiz
7:00 pm
Thursday August 20
Thursday August 27
Monday August 31
Thursday September 3
🗓 Events Nearby
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Crofton 8th August Day Party →
Fancy Sports Bar, 121 Sivley Rd, Hopkinsville
3:00 pm -
Staff Work Days
Christian County Hopkinsville, KY 42240
7:00 am -
MSU-Hopkinsville Lecture Series
Christian County Chamber of Commerce MSU-Hopkinsville Regional Campus
10:00 am -
Apollo Varsity Football @ Caldwell County →
Caldwell County High School, 350 Beckner Ln, Princeton
6:00 pm -
Opening Day
Christian County Hopkinsville, KY 42240
7:00 am -
BINGO at the Library →
George Coon Library, 114 S Harrison St, Princeton
6:00 pm -
Trigg County Girls Freshman Volleyball @ Caldwell County →
Caldwell County High School, 350 Beckner Ln, Princeton
5:30 pm
Saturday August 8
Tuesday August 11
Friday August 14
Monday August 17
Tuesday August 25
Monday August 31
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about
- Wabash National Corporation posted a job opening for Production Coordinator in Cadiz. Apply here.
- Cracker Barrel Old Country Store posted a job opening for Retail Sales in Cadiz. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cadiz here.
🗞 Nearby News
Princeton
- Princeton Optimist Club selects grand marshals for upcoming Black Patch Parade (timesleader.net)
- 'It is a one stop shop for all things homeschool': Group holds homeschooling informational for education, socialization support (timesleader.net)
- Six Injured in Two-Vehicle Crash on Princeton Road in Christian County (wpkyonline.com)
Hopkinsville
- $200,000 distributed to 15 local nonprofts through Hoptown Helps (christiancountynow.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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